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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1889
Page
16
A hunter retells a long vigil from a tree hide near Cape St. James as he and an Annamite guide await a tiger using a camouflaged mirador. The tense stake rises with a pig lured to water, sirocco mosquitos, and the nerve tearing moment when the shadow of a tiger and a pig’s scream stun the observers.
A narrator and Mitt stalk a wounded Bengal tiger in dense grass. After a near miss the tiger lunges between them, Mitt climbs a tree, and the narrator shoots the tiger from a close range. The beast falls, revealing a splendidly marked eight‑foot female tiger as dawn breaks.
A fragmented reminiscence depicts a brutal tiger hunt and a violent jungle scene. The narrator recalls a ceremony at the Cape, a life changing moment with coconut punch, and the carcass of a tiger skinned by Rowland Ward. A reward from the French Government is noted for killing an animal.
A Providence Journal excerpt discusses a Paris letter on Algeria's irrigated palm oasis project in the Sahara. It describes 10,000 palm trees grown from artesian water to create shade and fertile ground, enabling future vegetation and transforming arid plains into green belts. It notes historical canal dreams and a Sedan-era disaster that tempered optimism.
An 1870s Hawaiian Gazette piece describes Australia’s bottle tree as a rare Queensland native with a bottle shaped trunk, corklike bark, dense dome canopy, and narrow habitat on the eastern ranges between 18 and 21 south. It notes grove growth, spacing, and striking appearance amid sparse undergrowth.
A vivid Bar Harbor letter extols Maine as America’s top seaside destination. It praises the ocean scenery and nightlife while noting how hotel offices like “The Fish Pond” captivate visitors. The piece humorously contrasts rustic Maine hospitality with big city polish and highlights affordable rates, lively boating scenes, and the exuberance of summer at the shore.
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A Victorian tale recounts Geoffrey Watts a English shot maker who dreamt melted red rain forming perfect shot upon dipping lead into water and posits dream inspired invention. The piece recalls Coleridge Kublai Khan and Alexander Campbell noting dreams solving linguistic puzzles and mental breakthroughs.
New York Evening World reports the US Fish Commission will study starfish as oyster pests this summer. Vessels will cruise Buozzard's Bay and Long Island Sound to test remedies and protect public beds off Bridgeport. An army of steamers would be needed to curb growth, with an estimated $250,000 worth of oysters destroyed last year.
A Stamford town tale from the New York Press tells of an old gentleman who lived with his family at a Stamford hotel. His eldest daughter died after marriage, then the widower sought the next daughter’s hand, and after again becoming widowed he pursued the third daughter. Finally the old man declared, yes, take her now but only until the widow’s line is drawn.
In a Denver railway station a bride Dell Erwing reveals she married Will Erwing after forging a fortune of 30 pounds of gold. Cousin Tom Earle plots to steal the gold while Jasper Adaman, the government detective, watches. A derailment and tunnel fire trap passengers, heightening the danger as authorities rescue survivors.
A group including Erwing party members survive a collision, uninjured aside from scratches. The car catches fire, doors and windows blocked by wreckage. Men and women work together to free themselves as flames grow, attempting escape through a shattered mass of debris and rock.
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